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The U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps are expected to unveil effective weapons such as airborne electronic weapons and UAVs to counter cyberwar situations. But uncertainties remain over who will command and control the technology operationally and strategically, as also the appropriate situations of their employment.

The Human Centric Model looks at optimization from an operational perspective, wherein the physical characteristics, physical load and environment of the soldier are related to his physical state and physical operational tasks. This is the first step in the paradigm shift from equipment driven to soldier system focus.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For decades, the Air Force and the Army have feuded over who gets to be in charge of the 'big guns' on the battlefield. That rivalry has become [...]

The U.S. Navy plans to incorporate the next generation loitering munition with enhanced capabilities on board its naval aircrafts and surface and subsurface vessels.

Weapons used by navies are being developed to suit anti-terrorist and anti-pirate operations following the emergence of asymmetric wars.

A comprehensive database of the usage of anti-Tank Guided Weapons systems by nations around the world along with the key features is presented.

The article discusses the training systems and devices that are used today for indirect fire weapons and reviews some of them in detail.

THE PLACE: The River Frigidus, in a country we now call Bosnia. The time: autumn, 394. Two Roman emperors. Theodosius I and Eugenius, are at war, with the world in [...]

The article examines the urgent universal need statement (UUNS) process as an important mechanism for determining capability requirements and fielding equipment solutions.

For the past year the Canadian military has been making headlines as a result of their combat operation in Afghanistan. A steady stream of casualties --over 300 killed and wounded [...]

Challenges of urban warfare need to be recognized, as future conflicts are expected to move away from open spaces or deserts into cities and other built-up areas. The various modifications needed to effectively adapt traditional weapons designed for desert and open terrain warfare to urban combat are discussed.

Lieutenant General J.H.P.M. Caron, CMM, MSM, CD, Commander of the Army discusses and defines the main roles and missions of their forces and comments on current assets and future-oriented procurement programmes. He believes that Canadian Army has made enormous strides toward a major transformation, changes that enable them to make an important contribution to operations by the North Atlantic alliance.

As the Army continues its transition to a modular force capable of fielding 43 brigades, it is also continuing to develop the weapons and equipment it will need in order […]

The emergency chemical, biological or radiological weapons (CBRNE) requirements provided by the US military after major disasters in the US, like the Katrina and the 9/11 incidents are discussed. There are few schools to train the US military to handle the urban incidents and the final hurdles in front of a holistic solution is to clear the non-conventional threat.

Conflict emerged in the interest of US Army Major Scott Nelson using his press function as a means of disseminating information operations messages in Iraq and Afghanistan as his statement was not part of the approved talking points prepared by the public affair office for press conferences. The dispute reflects a larger debate within the US military about the proper relationship between strategic communications, public affairs and information operations.

The current Army plan is to equip seven Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT) with the Mortar Carrier Vehicle B (MC-B). Mortar squads from the 172nd SBCT conducted a live-fire exercise [...]

The United States Air Force's (USAF's) top air-to-air competition, named after the legendary Swiss archer William Tell, showcased the F-15 in air dominance and air sovereignty mission. The USAF premier air-to-air weapons meet that ran from November 8 through November 19, 2004 also featured competition in weapons loading, maintenance and weapons direction.

The World War II saw a number of firearms being used and American GIs used a lot of small firearms to thwart the Nazi efforts to further advance into the allied territories. The deadly uses of all small fire arms, including the M1 series, the Thompson submachine gun and the M1918 as well as the M1918A2 bar are discussed.

There is no silver bullet. Try as we might, there is no single tool capable of defeating the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the battlefield--whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, [...]

As the first ,week in April 2003 drew to a close, the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) had completed its wearying drive north from Kuwait and was poised to [...]